News in Brief
- Life
Protein injection triggers vessel repair
Retina blood lines regrow when treated with angiopoietin-1, a new study suggests.
- Animals
MERS virus jumped several times from animals to humans
More than one person caught new illness from bats, camels or other creatures.
- Life
Mice lose cat fear for good after infection
Parasite carried by cats causes ill effects on rodents long after mice get over disease.
- Humans
Brain research goals laid out
NIH details priority areas, including improving imaging technology and mapping brain structures.
- Neuroscience
A beacon illuminates a key Alzheimer’s protein
In PET scans, researchers can now see tau, which accompanies amyloid in diseased brains.
- Humans
Chemical behind corked wine quashes other aromas
Old sock smell signals contamination but doesn't belong to TCA, study proposes.
- Planetary Science
Cometlike crashes produce building blocks of life
Amino acids in collision residue support importance of extraterrestrial impacts.
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- Health & Medicine
Alzheimer’s disease protein structure may vary among patients
Two people with different symptoms had amyloid-beta fibers with different shapes.
- Animals
Humpbacks make a comeback in British Columbia
Whale numbers double at a feeding site in Canada.
- Health & Medicine
Fructose may be key to weight gain
Mice that could not make or metabolize the sugar gained less weight than normal mice.
- Earth
World’s largest volcano lurks beneath Pacific Ocean
The dormant behemoth may rival ones on Mars.
